the rules: write for only five minutes on the topic of the week {relevant} and post the unedited mess. no changes allowed after times-up.

here goes nothin'.

GO

i wish the exchange of pews for plastic chairs, suits for jeans, and stained glass for modern buildings was less about keeping up with each other and more about stripping away man's rules and religion and expectation so we could more clearly see the One who is and was and always has been {relevant}.

Yes--it should be more looked at as putting on ashes and sackcloth (stripping ourselves of all of the things we 'hide' behind) and sitting before the Lord in humility--praising Him for His great grace.